Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi, raises more COVID vaccine for state
Her visit has coincided with the Monsoon Session of Parliament in which the Opposition parties are protesting on a range of issues including the allegations of surveillance through Pegasus spyware, price rise, and repeal of three farm laws.
Jul 27, 2021, 18:14 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee leaves for Delhi; likely to meet President, PM Narendra Modi, top Opposition leaders amid snooping row
Banerjee`s visit during the Parliament`s Monsoon session holds significance as the Opposition is cornering the BJP-led NDA government on a range of issues including price rise, increasing cost of diesel and petrol, and issues related to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 26, 2021, 17:07 PM IST
Trinamool Congress member tears I-T Minister's Snoopgate statement in Rajya Sabha
As Trinamool member Shantanu Sen snatched the paper from the IT Minister and tore it, the house saw heated exchange between the Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Trinamool MPs, leading to the house being adjourned.
Jul 22, 2021, 20:53 PM IST
Martyrs' Day: With eye on 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Mamata Banerjee-led TMC plans massive expansion
On completing 28 years of Martyrs’ Day, Mamata Banerjee is also expected to sound the poll bugle, setting the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha mega clash with BJP.
Jul 21, 2021, 11:40 AM IST
West Bengal lockdown update: Darjeeling issues fresh notice for passengers travelling from Sikkim
Earlier, the West Bengal government made it mandatory for tourists entering northern districts of Dooars and Darjeeling to carry COVID-19 negative test reports.
Jul 20, 2021, 23:43 PM IST
Eyes on 2024, Trinamool Congress to air Mamata Banerjee's Martyrs' Day speech in many states, including Gujarat
As a part of its expansion programme, the party has decided to virtually telecast the speech of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the occasion of Martyrs' Day on Wednesday in various languages, and in different states.
Jul 20, 2021, 23:18 PM IST
Pegasus scandal: Trinamool slams BJP over allegations of snooping against Abhishek Banerjee, Prashant Kishor
On Monday, opposition parties hit out at the government over alleged phone-tapping of prominent personalities in the country using Israeli Pegasus spyware and demanded an independent judicial or Parliamentary committee probe.
Jul 19, 2021, 21:30 PM IST
In unique protest against petrol, diesel, LPG price hike, Trinamool Congress MPs cycle to Parliament
The petrol and diesel prices in the national capital on Monday stood at Rs 101.84 and Rs 89.87 per litre, respectively. In Mumbai, petrol is being sold at Rs 107.83/litre, while diesel is at Rs 97.45 per litre.
Jul 19, 2021, 11:47 AM IST
Shatrughan Sinha likely to quit Congress and join Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress: Sources
A section of the Trinamool Congress leaders said in Kolkata that talks are in an advanced stage in this regard. The TMC leaders said the actor-politician always had a good relation with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Jul 15, 2021, 17:28 PM IST
Trinamool Congress delegation to meet Election Commission on July 15 to press for bypolls
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee needs to get elected to the assembly by November 4 to continue as the Chief Minister of Bengal.
Jul 14, 2021, 23:24 PM IST
BJP leader asks Suvendu Adhikari not to attack Mamata Banerjee
Rajib Banerjee and Adhikari, who were ministers in the TMC government, quit the party and joined the BJP ahead of the recently held assembly election.
Jul 08, 2021, 01:17 AM IST
BJP worker brutally murdered by alleged Trinamool Congress goons in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas
According to reports, she was being tortured by Trinamool Congress goons since the assembly elections took place in the state. A few days ago, her shop in Gosaba was reportedly shut down forcefully by Trinamool Congress because of her link with the BJP.
Jul 05, 2021, 15:12 PM IST
NHRC panel probing Bengal post-poll violence attacked in Jadavpur
It stated that the Committee, headed by Rajiv Jain, Member, NHRC and other members of the Committee and several teams of NHRC has been touring various places of West Bengal and enquiring into the veracity of these complaints/allegations.
Jun 29, 2021, 19:36 PM IST
Bengal CID seizes mobile phones of suspended IPS officer Debashis Dhar
The West Bengal CID on Wednesday (June 23) seized the mobile phone of suspended IPS officer Debashis Dhar. The CID is investigating the Sitalkuchi firing case where four Trinamool Congress workers were reportedly killed by CISF personnel during assembly elections. Dhar was the SP of the Coochbehar district during the elections.
Jun 23, 2021, 19:54 PM IST
West Bengal to begin vaccination drive for mothers to keep children safe ahead of possible third COVID wave
The West Bengal government is not leaving anything to chance and has set up a high-level committee to effectively control the third wave of coronavirus that is likely to hit the country in the next two months.
Jun 23, 2021, 18:29 PM IST
Centre victimising Alapan Bandyopadhyay, West Bengal govt will support him: Mamata Banerjee
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has sent Bandyopadhyay, who retired on May 31 and is now the chief advisor to the CM, a "memorandum" mentioning the charges giving him 30 days to reply.
Jun 23, 2021, 18:11 PM IST
Nusrat Jahan shamed Indian culture by applying 'sindoor', inviting Mamata to 'boubhat': BJP's Dilip Ghosh
Popular Tollywood heroine and Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan had earlier this month claimed in Kolkata that her marriage with businessman Nikhil Jain was not a legal one but a live-in relationship as their wedding in Turkey did not have recognition in Indian law.
BJP MP writes to Speaker, seeks action against Nusrat Jahan over 'false information' on her marital status
BJP MP Sanghmitra Maurya said that while Jahan is entitled to her personal life and nobody should encroach upon it, her recent media statement about her marriage means "she deliberately provided false information in Parliament"
Jun 21, 2021, 22:17 PM IST
Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar arrives in Darjeeling on 7-day visit, shown black flags by Trinamool Congress workers
Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar's visit to Darjeeling on Monday comes within days of meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah twice amid allegations of post-poll violence. Dhankar went to Delhi on Tuesday, a day after a delegation of BJP MLAs petitioned him on the alleged deterioration of the law and order situation in the state.
Jun 21, 2021, 18:42 PM IST
Have written thrice to PM Narendra Modi to withdraw Dhankhar as governor: Mamata Banerjee
Dhankhar, who has shared a strained relationship with the Trinamool Congress government since taking charge as the governor of the state in 2019, is in the national capital on a four-day trip. He has not specified any reason for the visit. The governor met Union ministers Prahlad Joshi and Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday.
Jun 17, 2021, 19:00 PM IST
